Dayal gets Volcker documents

Virendra Dayal, special envoy with the R S Pathak Inquiry Commission, today said that he has got all the documents from Mr Paul Volcker that he sought in connection with the Indian government's......

Volcker's admission erodes credibility

Seizing on the admission of Paul Volcker, whose report has landed him at the centre ofa political storm -- claiming that he had shielded the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan --External Affairs......

Volcker changed language of report

With his report on Iraqi oil deals creating a political storm in India, Paul Volcker, in a startling revelation, has said he agreed to change the language that referred to United Nations Secretary......

Dayal collects documents from Volcker

Indian government's special envoy Virendra Dayal said Wednesday he has got the essential documents from the Volcker Committee in connection with its report which names ex-external affairsminister......

Will Obama's banking proposals ever become law?

Domestic opposition weakens the prospect of Obama's proposals ever becoming law, says Dani Rodrik. When US President Barack Obama announced in late January his intention to seek tough new rules for......

Crisis: Cooperation need of the hour, says Obama

US President Barack Obama has said there is need to coordinate with other countries on the economic crisis to ensure a simultaneous match of the efforts being undertaken by America in this regard.......

Obama must beware tiger he is trying to tame

At a recent White House meeting, Paul Volcker, the 81-year-old former chairman of the Fed and a part-time adviser to Barack Obama, said the president should delay revamping the US regulatory system......

Rajan on incentivising domestic savings

Ahead of the forthcoming Budget, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday pitched for incentivisation of domestic savings to boost investments in the country. "The income tax benefits for an......